Lebanon man, 35, sentenced for cocaine trafficking and firearms offenses
A Lebanon resident was sentenced Thursday for attempting to distribute more than two kilograms of cocaine, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Warionex Martinez-Medina, 35, of Lebanon was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer Wilson to 106 months imprisonment for attempting to possess with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm. Officials said that Martinez-Medina had a handgun that he would use to facilitate those sales.
Martinez-Medina previously admitted accepting a package that he believed contained over 2 kilograms of cocaine, according to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam.
"When law enforcement executed a search warrant at Martinez-Medina’s Lebanon residence, they found a loaded handgun, drug-packaging materials, and over $123,000," officials said in a release Friday.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlo D. Marchioli prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, according to officials. The program brings together all levels of law enforcement and community leaders to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
Matthew Toth is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at mtoth@ldnews.com or on X at @DAMattToth.
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